Fatal Accident

Truck Strikes Tree, Burns

Detroit’s East Side: 0225AM January 5 2019 – Detroit Police & Detroit Fire responded to Van Dyke & Glese early Saturday morning on reports of a vehicle into a tree.

At 02:25am, Detroit Police’s 11th Precinct received a call from a female stating a pickup truck had struck a tree and burst into flames. Detroit Fire’s Engine 46 & Squad 3 were dispatched and discovered the vehicle on fire.

Once the fire companies extinguished the flames, firefighters discovered the burned body.

A Scout from DPD’s 11th Precinct notified dispatch that they had a “K-type” (Fatal) on scene.